Serves Asian families in Greater Boston and Lowell areas, particularly those suffering from, or at risk of, domestic violence.
Asian Shelter & Advocacy Project—hotline, shelters, and stabilization services.
Project Safe—education & outreach for prevention.
ESOL classes
Lowell Project

Status or Documentation Needed to Access Services: No special status/documentation is needed.

Additional Notes: Languages spoken: Mandarin, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean, Hindi, Telugu, and Vietnamese. Translation for Japanese available.

Casa Myrna Vasquez
P.O. Box 180019
Boston, MA 02118
617 521 0100
617 521 0105 (fax)
Safelink 24-hour hotline: 1 877 785 2020
Safelink TTY: 1 877 521 2601
Legal Helpline: 617 521 0146

Web site: www.casamyrna.org

Email address: volunteer@casamyrna.org, for general information only. Message will be directed to the Education and Outreach Coordinator.

Description of Program/Services Provided:

SafeLink Hotline: provides crisis intervention and referrals statewide; links victims to shelters across Massachusetts.
Residential programs
Guest Resource Center—household items, etc.
Mental Health Services and Support Groups
Children’s Services
Legal Services/Legal Helpline
Education and Outreach (includes trainings at local colleges)
Economic development—information on employment and/or accessing public benefits
Housing advocacy—how to get affordable housing as soon as possible
Tri-lingual hotline – English, Spanish and Portuguese

Status or Documentation needed to access services: None.

Cost of services: None.

Crittenton Women’s Union
One Washington Mall
Boston, MA 02108
617 259 2900, Administrative Offices
617 782 7600, Information and Services
617 247 8826 (fax)

Web site: www.liveworkthrive.org

Email address: info@liveworkthrive.org

Description of Program/Services Provided:

Child and Family Support Services—Early Education at Madison Park, Family Literacy Program, Healthy Families Home Visiting Program for Pregnant/Parenting Teens
Housing—short-term family housing for victims of DV, Hastings House, Community Housing
Education and Workforce Development—Women to Women, 12 week job readiness and computer training program; GED program for youth 17-21.

Status or Documentation needed to access services: None.

Cost of services: None.

Transition House
1035 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02141
617 868 1650, general information
617 661 7203, emergency hotline
617 868 1651 (fax)

Web site: www.transitionhouse.org

Email address: adminassist@transitionhouse.org

Description of Program/Services Provided:

Emergency hotline
Emergency shelter
Transitional living program
Permanent housing program
Dating violence intervention program
Training and outreach
Social services, case management, and advocacy to low income women and children (Kent Street Project)

Contact name: Call main number to be directed to proper department.

Status or Documentation needed to access services: For transitional living program must have U.S. legal status.

Cost of services: None for most services. For transitional living program, up to 30% of income, however income is not a requirement.